Shoe support



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SHOE SUPPORT Filed Dec. 11, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. N Per3z7zgerr HTI'ORN Patented Nov. 21 .1950

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHOE SUPPORT William G. Persingcr, Burbank, Calif.

Application December 11, 1948, Seriaf No. 64,890

(Cl. 12-428)v 3 Claims. I

This invention relates to a device for supporting shoes during cleaning and shoe shining operations.

It is the general object of the invention to provide a simple and inexpensive device which is convenient to operate and which will automatically adjust itself to various shoe sizes. It is a further object of the invention to provide a device which, in addition thereto, may be readjusted to suit extreme differences in shoe sizes.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the. combinations set forth in the following. detailed description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings of which Fig. l is a side elevational view of a shoe. support. embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a. sectional view of the front portion of the device taken on line 22 of Figure 1;

Eig.v 3- is a bottom view of the device with a portion thereof brokenv way for the sake of clearness;

Fig.- illustrates a member mountable on the device.- to suit larger shoe sizes; and

Figs. fi and 6' illustrate a slightly modified form of the invention.

As illustrated in Fig. 1. of the drawings, the

structure. ofv the invention includes a curved downwardly and. forwardly inclined instep supporting member or shank l, terminating at the lower end. thereof in shoe engaging member or cap 2. Both of these members are made from sheet metal suitably combined into a single shoe support or may be made from a single sheet of metal, if preferred. The lower end of the support is shaped to fit within the toe portion of a shoe to be supported and it includes a rounded top portion 3 and downwardly extending flared side flanges 41 The shank l of the support is S-shaped and substantially semi-circular in cross-section, making the front edge thereof well rounded so as to fit into and fittingly to support the instep portion of the shoe.

A channeled bracket is adapted to be fastened on a wall or other support, as by screws 6, and the upper end of the shank I is bent downward vertically to form a plate 1 of the proper width to fit within the channel of the bracket 5, substantially as shown in Fig. 3.

From the bottom of the plate 1 extends a horizontal brace 8 to the body of the shank, to the inner curved surface of which it is suitably fastened. A somewhat resilient arm I5 is fitted with a stud I6, rising from the upper surface thereof to ride in an elongated perforation in Of the brace 8. A fingerpiece I? is rotatably secured to the upper endof the stud to ride on the upper surface of the brace 8. The upper end of the arm rides onthe underside thereof, from which position it extends downward ona forwardl-y directed curve 25, continuing in a rearwardly directed curve 2| to form the heel engaging member of the device.

To mount a shoe, the forward end thereof is first slipped onto the cap 2, whereupon the arm is moved forward until the heel engaging mem her-2t thereof reaches a position well within the heel portion of the shoe. This portion of the shoe is thereupon swung upward until it slips over the member 2t, whereupon the arm is pushed rearward and pressed into position against the inner heel portion of the shoe.

As stated, the shape of the arm [5' is important, partly because the added resilience afforded by the double curve thereof maintains the arm convenient to grip the shank and this curved portion of the arm with one hand to move the heel. member 2| forward while with the other hand slipping the toe portion of the shoe on. to thecap 2' and the heel portion over the member.

Ihe shoe support of the invention is capableof adjustment to suit the entire range of sizes of mens and womensshoes. To this end, the arm i5 is. movable forward and rearward in the perforation ill for approximate adjustment to the.

shoe. to be supp'crtedand it is important to note that, when the. member 2t thereupon is pressed. against the heel of the shoe, the pressure of the arm against the horizontal brace 8 maintains the arm tightly locked in this position. The resilience of the arm Hipermits this arm to adjust itself to fit shoes over a substantial range of sizes for which. reason it is only required to move the armon the brace 8 in cases of substantial varia tions.

Because of the great variation in shoe sizes and in order substantially to fit within the toe portion of all shoes, it is found advantageous to provide a cap 2 on the shank of a size to seat in small shoes and to provide one or more additional caps to accommodate larger sizes.

Such cap, 25, is in Fig. 4 shown made with a threaded stud 26 downwardly projecting from the upper wall 21 thereof. This stud is pushed into a perforation 28 of the cap 2 to cause the larger cap 25 to come to rest on top of the latter, substantially as indicated in dotted outline in 3 Fig. 1. When so seated, a threaded element, such as a wing nut 29, is applied to the stud to clamp the larger cap 25 rigidly in position on the cap 2.

The device above described is adapted to support shoes of all kinds, even those high enough to reach well above the ankles. In cases where it is merely required to support low shoes, it is possible somewhat to modify the structure and incidentally to lower the cost thereof. Such device is shown in Figs. 5 and 6 to include a shank 3! to which a toe cap 32 is secured. This cap may be identical with the cap 2 and fastened in position in similar manner. The shank 3| is also similarly upwardly curved, as indicated at 33, to fit the instep of the shoe whereupon it extends horizontally to the rear end of the device.

The material of the shank is at the rear end bent to form a downwardly directed plate 34, which is very similar to the plate I and adapted to fit within the bracket 5 in line manner. The material extending from the lower edge of this late is thereupon bent to form an upwardly and forwardly directed brace 35, the upper end of which extends into and is anchored within the curvature of the shank, in the same manner the brace 8 is secured within the shank l. A slot 36 extends through the center of the horizontal portion 3! to support thereon an arm 37 which forms the heel engaging member of the device. A stud 38 rises from the arm through the slot 36 and a wing nut 39 rides on this stud to clamp it in adjusted position on the shank.

It should be clear to anyone that this modified device functions like the device of Fig. 1, and both have the important feature in common that the weakest point of the device, at the point where the rear end of the shank is joined to the plates 7 and 34, is thoroughly braced by the braces 8 and 35. I have found this construction absolutely essential in order for the shank to withstand the pressure exerted thereagainst during the shoe shining operation. And the heel engaging members [5 and 35 function equally well in both cases.

I claim:

1. A shoe support mountable on a vertically disposed channeled surface, said shoe support comprising, a rigid downwardly and forwardly inclined shank terminating at the forward end thereof in a cap portion adapted to fit within and to engage the toe portions of a shoe, said shank being bent at the rear end thereof to form a pendent vertically disposed plate portion engaging the channel of said surface, the shank being bent at right angles at the bottom of said plate portion to form a horizontally extending brace the front end of which is anchored within the inclined portion of the shank, said horizontally extending brace having a longitudinallydirected slot therein, a resilient heel engaging member being shaped at the top to ride on the underside of said horizontal brace portion and extending downward to a position of horizontal alignment with said toe engaging cap, and means rising from said member through said slot to maintain the member in longitudinally adjusted position on said brace portion.

2. A shoe support mountable on a vertically disposed channeled surface, said shoe support comprising, a rigid downwardly and forwardly inclined curved shank terminating at the forward end thereof in a cap portion adapted to fit within and to engage the toe portion of a shoe, said shank being bent at the rear end thereof to form a pendent vertically disposed plate portion engaging the channel of said surface, the shank being bent at right angles at the bottom of said plate portion to form a horizontally extending brace the forward end of which is anchored within the inclined portion of the brace, said horizontally extending brace having a longitudinal slot therein, a resilient heel engaging member being shaped at the top to ride on the underside of said horizontal brace portion and extending downward to a position of horizontal alignment with said toe engaging cap portion, a button at the bottom of said member engaging the heel of the shoe, and a stud rising from the member through said slot to maintain the member in longitudinally adjusted position on said brace portion.

3. A shoe support mountable on a vertically disposed surface, said shoe support comprising, a rigid downwardly and forwardly inclined curved shank terminating at the bottom in a relatively small arched cap adapted to fit within and engage the toe portions of a shoe, said cap having a perforation through the top surface thereof, said shank being bent at the top to form a pendent vertically disposed plate portion engaging said surface, the shank being bent at right angles at the bottom of said plate portion to form a horizontally extending brace portion the forward end of which is anchored within the inclined portion of the shank, a heel engaging member mounted on said horizontal brace portion of the shank for lengthwise adjustment thereon, a

larger arched cap seatable on said small cap, a

pendent stud in the larger cap extending through the perforation of the small cap, and means seatable within the small cap and engaging said stud to lock the large cap in position on top of the other.

WILLIAM G. PERSINGER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,565,057 Chappell Dec. 8, 1925 1,859,536 Schulse May 24, 1932 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 751,516 France June 19, 1933 

